German cabinet OKs plan to attract more foreign workers There are labour shortages in a variety of sectors, from gastronomy and childcare to IT and renewable energies. World 05 Dec, 2022
German Cabinet OKs plan to annul homosexuality convictions BERLIN: Germany's Cabinet has approved a bill that will annul the convictions of thousands of gay men under a law criminalizing homosexuality that was applied zealously in post-World War II West Germany. The measure approved Wednesday foresees... Women 22 Mar, 2017
German Cabinet approves law meant to help ensure equal pay BERLIN: Germany's Cabinet has approved legislation meant to help ensure that men and women receive equal pay for doing equivalent work. Under the draft law passed Wednesday, workers in companies with 200 employees or more will be legally entitled to... Women 11 Jan, 2017
German police seek Tunisian in hunt for Christmas market attacker BERLIN: German police are looking for a Tunisian man after finding an identity document under the driver's seat of the truck that ploughed into a Berlin Christmas market, killing 12 people, on Monday evening, security sources said. The... Women 21 Dec, 2016
Germany sends 650 troops to fight IS arms smuggling in Mediterranean BERLIN: The German cabinet gave the green light on Wednesday to send up to 650 troops to join a new NATO mission to combat arms smuggling by the Islamic State militant group in the Mediterranean Sea. The German involvement in NATO's operation Sea... Women 14 Sep, 2016
German cabinet approves state fund for nuclear storage costs Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet approved a draft law on Wednesday that adopted recommendations requiring Germany's utilities to pay 23.3 billion euros ($25.98 billion) into a state fund to cover the costs of storing nuclear waste, government... Women 01 Jun, 2016
German Cabinet OKs prostitution bill requiring condom use BERLIN: Germany's Cabinet on Wednesday approved legislation meant to better control prostitution and make life safer for sex workers, a bill that includes making the use of condoms obligatory. Legislation in 2002 that legalised prostitution gave... Women 23 Mar, 2016
German Cabinet approves military mission against IS in Syria BERLIN: The German Cabinet has approved plans to commit up to 1,200 soldiers to support the international coalition fighting against the Islamic State group in Syria. The mandate, which requires parliamentary approval, was endorsed by... Women 01 Dec, 2015
German cabinet backs plans to join military campaign against IS in Syria BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet agreed on Tuesday on plans to join the military campaign against Islamic State in Syria, a government official said. Under the plans, Germany will deploy Tornado reconnaissance jets, refuelling... Women 01 Dec, 2015
Hungarian riot police detain migrants, including 'terrorist' ROSZKE: Hungary on Wednesday detained 29 people including a "terrorist" as migrants demanding to be let through the country's newly shut EU frontier clashed with riot police firing water cannon and tear gas while refugees searched for new ways to... Women 17 Sep, 2015
EU-wide bank tax mooted BERLIN: Germany and France are seeking to extend across Europe a planned levy on banks to pay for potential future bailouts, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaueble said. "My French colleague Christine Lagarde and I have agreed that we want to... 29 Mar, 2010
EU-wide bank tax mooted BERLIN: Germany and France are seeking to extend across Europe a planned levy on banks to pay for potential future bailouts, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaueble said. "My French colleague Christine Lagarde and I have agreed that we want to... 29 Mar, 2010
